War History 1700-1900
The "Shot Heard Round the World" took place in this battle in the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Concord and Lexington?
The year that D-Day happened
What is 1944?
The branch that was the last to adopt on official song
What is the Army?
A joint venture of Lockheed and Raytheon, the FGM-148 portable anti-tank launcher shares it nickname with a Decathalon event
What is the javelin?
The most recent American President to have served the US Military as a general
Who is Eisenhower?
The bloodiest single-day battle of American history
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The year women were officially allowed to join the military
What is 1917?
The Marines first battle on foreign soil was in this country
What is Libya?
The creator of the M16
Who is Eugene Stoner?
The American General who lead the famous march, names after himself, with the intention of destroying all southern infrastructure, farmland, and economically beneficial property he encountered during the Civil War
Who is Sherman?
This Green Mountain Patriot is credited with leading the first successful capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Americans in the Revolutionary War
Who is Ethan Allen?
This battle was instrumental in stopping the Japanese invasion in the Pacific
What is the Battle of Midway?
The name that Airmen use to describe welcoming new commanders or celebrating special occasions by banging on the commander's door, windows, and roof
What is a roof stomp?
This rifle was a project disbanded in the mid 2000s and was thought to be the weapon superior in performance and maneuverability to all other existing carbines and assault rifles.
What is the XM8?
This current General appeared in a movie made in 2015 called "No Greater Love", a movie about US Soldiers in Afghanistan
Who is MG Vowell?
This military strategy was proposed by Union General Winfield Scott in the American Civil War
What is the Anaconda Plan?
Operation Mincemeat was created to divert enemy suspicions from a planned Allied invasion of this place
What is Greece?
Ever since Vietnam this fruit is considered bad luck for the Marine's Amphibious Tractor BN
What are apricots?
This designated marksman rifle (DMR) began the replacement process with the MK11 Mod 0 as the U.S. military's top marksman rifle in 2013
What is the MK 17 mod 0?
This General's father served as mayor of Los Angeles
Who is Patton?
This battle during the Napoleonic Wars established British naval supremacy for more than 100 years
What is the Battle of Trafalgar?
The code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during WW II
What is Operation Barbarossa?
This famous special forces unit, whose motto is "Who Dares Wins" was founded by Scottish army officer David Stirling during WW II
What is the SAS (Special Air Service)?
This SMG was used by American troops during World War II. It was adopted by the US military in 1938. It fired .45 caliber rounds
What is the Tommy Gun?
This general served as the director of the CIA
Who is Walter B Smith?